Seven Women Shall Lay Hold of One Man!

David Wilkerson shares in Pulpit Series (September 1995) from the book of Isaih.

Isiah describes two sorts of churches in the last days. The first one is described in Isiah 4:1:

"And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach" (Isaiah 4:1).

The female is often looked upon as the bride, and the masculine is the bridegroom. One sort of church in the last day is a church that want to have the name of being Christian, but the church does not want to be depending on Christ.

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Online coverage of "BOUNDLESS"

WITH just four weeks to go, details have been unveiled of the online coverage of Boundless – The Whole World Redeeming, The Salvation Army’s 150th anniversary international congress. The central hub for all things Boundless will be the www.boundless2015.org website, which will incorporate live and recorded video content as well as a daily live blog and social media interaction.

Each of the seven main arena sessions – packed full of worship, teaching, prayer and cultural items – will be broadcast live online. Alternative audio streams will provide translation into French and Spanish. Salvation Army corps (churches) around the world will be screening these sessions as they happen and each programme will be available to watch again on demand shortly afterwards.

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Brothers, We Are Not Managers

- Andrew Wilson in Christianity today -

"Every time I write the word elder or eldership on my iPad, the spell checker kicks in and automatically corrects it to leader or leadership. Living as we do in a culture obsessed with “leadership”—in business, politics, academia, and so on—many of us do roughly the same thing to the New Testament.

Luke, Paul, and Peter talked about “overseers,” “pastors,” and “elders.” We talk about “leaders.” The New Testament charges particular people to shepherd, care, watch, and teach. We urge people to lead. Scripture uses specific terms and gives specific instructions, but overall we prefer generic ones."

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Jenny´s story

It´s Thursday (24)

'Now Jacob loved Joseph more than all his sons,....' Genesis 37:3 One would think that Jacob would have learnt something about the trouble and dissension caused to a family where parents favour one of their children more than another, for he had experienced it first hand, (Genesis 25:28). It was clearly evident to his other sons that Jacob loved Joseph more than they. The result was that they hated Joseph and couldn't speak a kind word to him,(v4).

Although Joseph never asked to be his father's favourite he suffered his brother's anger because of it. Sometimes we can suffer the resentment of others through no fault of our own. Sometimes we might not be able to think of a conceivable reason why someone should treat us with the disdain with which they do. Any attempt on our part to placate the person is met with rejection or contempt and no explanation for their attitude. We might well say 'Amen' to Christ's words, 'Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who ill-treat you,' (Luke 6:27). But it's a very different thing to live it when you live in an environment where you are hated, cursed and ill-treated.

Having said all that, Joseph didn't help himself. Firstly, when he got back from tending his father's flocks with his brothers, he told tales on them, (v 2) and secondly he told his brothers about the dreams he had where his brothers bowed down to him. What he dreamed as a young teenager would one day prove to be prophetic, but there are times when God would have us keep to ourselves our observations and his very personal revelations, lest they be misunderstood by those we might be inclined to share them with. In Luke 2, vs 19 we are told how Mary, the mother of Jesus, treasured what she observed and heard and pondered them in her heart. Sadly, immature Joseph seems to have been incapable of keeping what he had experienced to himself, and his brothers hated him all

Islam's Latest Contributions to Peace

From "The Religion of Peace"

It's a cute picture, but while this counter-protester was
holding up her sign in Arizona on Friday, Muslims with an
actual understanding of Islam were raping captured Yazidi
teens while forcing them to recite verses from the Quran.
There are four different places in the Quran authorizing
Muslim men to keep women as sex slaves, but not once
does it say that Allah (or "Islam") loves non-believers.
(Read what the Quran really says about non-Muslims here).

"Mohammed is God's apostle.  Those who follow him are harsh
 to the unbelievers but merciful to one another"  Quran 48:29

2015.06.02 (Deir Ezzor, Syria) - A woman is stoned to death for adultery.

2015.06.01 (Jadaa, Iraq) - A mass grave is discovered containing the victims of eighty Yazidi religious minorities butchered by the Islamic State.

2015.06.01 (Ramadi, Iraq) - A coordinated attack by three ISIS suicide bombers leaves forty-five Iraqi soldiers dead.

2015.05.31 (Kamoke, Pakistan) - A man and his son are among three election workers machine-gunned by the Tehreek-e-Taliban.

2015.05.31 (Misrata, Libya) - An Islamic State suicide car bomber takes the lives of five bystanders at a city entrance.

2015.05.31 (Baghdad, Iraq) - Video is released of a man being burned alive by the Shia militia group, Imam Ali.

* Sources for individual incidents can be provided upon request

Sipping saints (May 1977)

- Pulpit Series by David Wilkerson -

"Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise" (Proverbs 20:1).

 This nation is fast becoming a sodden society of too many intoxicated citizens. Alcohol is now the modern golden calf, and millions of people, young and old, male and female, have been seduced by it.

The teetotaler, the prohibitionists, and all the others who have for years fought against this flood of booze have been laughed out of existence. We laugh to scorn those old–fashioned little ladies who went around smashing barrels of whiskey and shutting down bars and honky–tonks, and taking pledges of abstinence.

We liberated moderns have made it fashionable to drink. It is now considered sophisticated, urbane, cool — to drink socially. Try saying "No" to the airline stewardess who keeps pushing drinks at you from the time you get on the airplane till you deplane. "What do you mean, no drinks?" She looks at you as some kind of kook for refusing free drinks.

People are offended nowadays when you refuse their offer of a complimentary drink. They try to make you feel unneighborly for not joining them, or that you are putting on a "holier than thou" attitude. Even President Carter couldn't keep drinks out of the White House.

"Be not among winebibbers…" (Proverbs 23:20).

To me, the real tragedy is that so many who call themselves "Christian" are now drinking. I call them "sipping saints," because that is how it all begins — one sip at a time. A recent poll revealed that 81% of all Catholics now drink and 64% of all Protestants. These shocking figures keep mounting higher each month. The permissive attitude toward social drinking is fast creeping even into the most conservative, evangelical church circles. I have spoken at Charismatic conventions where thousands of "Spirit–filled" saints of God lifted hands in praise and adoration to God — and after being dismissed, numbers of them walk out into the parking lot, open their car trunks and pull out a couple six–packs and pass them around to fellow worshipers. Others order mixed drinks with their restaurant meals, in between the praise sessions. They return to speak with "pickled tongues."

"And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands" (Isaiah 5:12).

The prophet Isaiah has a message for the entire Charismatic movement — in both Catholic and Protestant circles.

"God's people are in captivity to these things because of a lack of knowledge…But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness" (Isaiah 5:13–16).

The prophet Hosea said, "…wine and new wine take away the heart…" (Hosea 4:11).

This suggests that sipping saints have divided hearts.

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